Refill holder for vanity boxes



Nov. 16 1926. A1,607,017

P. A. REUTTER REFILL HOLDER FOR VANITY BOXES Filed March 27, 1924 Patented Nev. 1e, 192e.

i *Umrslfsrer rei'lfENf:Grafica isernia PHILIPA. REUTTER, WATEBRY, CONNECTC'UTQASSIGNGR TO SCOVILL'MANU- FACTURING- COMPANY, OF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, .A CORPORATION OF CON- NECTICUT. n

REFILL HOLDER noli'.Y vANrTY BOXES.

Appneajtidniea Mardi, a7, '1924. f serial 110,702,199.

This invention relates to certain improve- ,Y ments in rell holders .or clips for holdingl powder compacts in the small boxesl or cases now commonly called vanity casesand to a case orbox combined with such refill holder or clip. v" 7 These *vanity boxes orcases V1are`used" for carrying cosmetic'y preparations, and' certain types of theboxes are largely used forj carrying a cosmeticv in compact' form, the cosmetic,

. eitherpowder vor rouge, being formed into l as a'sheet of jlight metal, cardboard, glass,-

solid-mass supportedon some sort of a base,

'or` the like. These powder compacts vare brittle and easily damaged. They` must, D

however, be securely held in the boxes vso that PowderY may beremoved froml thev compacts by Vrubbing with Va puftorl the like. 1 Further, in the most popular types vof boxes, these compacts are carriedv in the box so that placed in thel-box.- V

These compacts are held intherboxes byr l devices' generally known as reiill holdersor l Vclips, the compactfbeing sprung into' position in a clip and the clipsremovably inserted in thevbox. lnthus Vfilling the clips with the compacts the compact is 'liable'to be Ychip-` ped, and, furthermorafinthe'type Tof boxes Y Vwhereythe coverand co.mpact-holdingV com- .Lpartmentfare secured'together'by a spring catch the oper-ation of the catch is likewisel liable to -.chip andr thus/'mar the surface lof vthe compact. t *'K i i j e It is A.onelobjectot the presentV invention to `provide a reiill holder or clip which shall havemeans for removably securing the clip in 'thebox and means for holding the compactin the clip, these latter means being of such character as to embraceA the edge of the compact 4 support without ,substantial vcontact withthe powder, the clip beingalsojso designed asto hold vthe edge of the compact /awayfrom the wall ofthe box', thusl giving nroomvitor the spring catchto operatefwhere the compact "is used in boxes. employing v4spring catches Af'further object of the invention `isto p rovidea rell holder or vclip which shall be simpleand cheapfand which the box with'which it isl to b'e used. l Y

YWith these, and otherobjectsfnot specifical- .lr tiene a ,thaliana-e011 s-esseri. er-

broken away, on.y

A p Compact isloaded into the clip. they V.can be removed therefromfafter the cosmetic is exhausted and a fresh compact tain novel parts, arrangements, and combinations, which will be fully described 4inthe f Y structin'showrin'Figure'l,'the section beingtaken online 2-.2 of that. figure;

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view, the ksection being`taken onftheirregular line jof Figure 2;

.Figure .Ljisf'adetailedelevational viewvrpoi l the. improved clip or holder, and Y F gurfell is a detailed sectional view,part

an enlarged scale, showing the position assumed by thev parts when lteferring nowf tothes'e drawings, which show the invention, inits preferred embodiment, the box or case chosen to illustrate the` ,invention isonev in which the ,parts are sef. cured together by a spring catch, the inven-v tion having been especially designed for use Vin such a box, though asv to some of its kfeatures itl isuseful linboxes of o tliervtypesVV The'p'articular ybx'chosen to illustratethe invention is 'made 'of .a' light sheet metal of a size such thatit maybe convenientlyl carj riediin fa'handbag orfin the pocket oi the useizThisbox includes a bottom member l having' an vupstanding peripheral wallv or lange 2, this "angejnear `its upper end bev ing insetas indicated at 3 to4 forman outer rib or abutment l, and an inner shoulder 5. This bottommember forms, yin thelbox `illustrated, a cosmetic compartment'and it is 'closed bya cover 6, pivotally associated with the .bottor'n by ahinge 7. `This coverhas a ldor-vnwardly extended peripheral flange 8,-

whichcwhen the box is closed has Vtelescopic engagement with ythe inset lan'ge of the bot- ,tom',.the" lower edge of the/flange 8 restingA on the frfib `4., ras shown in Figure.. mirrorgn'iay', ifdesired, be' secured in the cover ofthe bex, this miner Aheiligheid in l,piace by a ring' 10. frict'ionally engaging the walls ofthe cover. may be"readily inserted in 'and removed from The cover and bottom .members are, in

A by a rivet 12 to the innerwall of the bottom 'lil of the box, this arm 11 at its free end having a progection 13 which engages a recess 14 formed in the cover of the box, the arm also being provided With a release 15 by which lthe .spring .arm is movable inwardly to release the catch When it is desired to open the box. i Y

The bottom of the box is intended for the reception orrl a cosmetic, either powder or rouge, in the form or" a compact. rlhese compactsfcomprisea mass of powder-16, moulded on al plate 17, Whichis -usually of light sheet metal, glass, or thelike. These coinpacte are brittle and easily marred or chipped around the edges. In accordance With the invention, an improved holder or clip is provided `for holding thecoinpactso as V,to

t prevent marring or chipping when the com paCtisb'eing Avloaded into the holderor When it is `positioned vin the box.,` The particular orm'o this compact holder may be, of course, somewhat varied, but it Will include holding prongs for holding the compact in such a Way vthat thev engagementbetween the prongs and the compact occurs or takes -place at the edge of the compact base, .theprongs the holder box is Vflat, beingjlikewise flat so as to fit snugly against the bottom of the box.v This annulus is formed with' ajset yoi?V compact holding prongs and a 'set of prongs for removably securing the annulus in the boxes. These prongs are of spring metal and preferably are integral Withl the annulus itself. Vhile thelatter prongs or the prongs which hold the clip in the box, may be varied as desired in number, they are, to "effectveasy removal: 'from the box, two in number, arranged diametrically opposed to each other, as shown in Figure 2, and each includes a long prong 19 which is bentupwa'rolly, as indicated at 20,' and then outwardly, as indicated at 21, to'forin anedge of substantial Width which Will engagebeneath the shoulder 5,'beforej referred to. .Thetopgedge 21 of one or the long prongs may be provided with an indented portion" 22 formingthe opening in whichta 'or ksimilar tool maybe inserted to l* spring'v the edge out from under the"shoulderlv'flfien it is desired to remove the clip.

ibase Spa- Ced prongs i@ from Athe base haring long prongs so that the compact is held away Vfrom thelongr-prongs andffrom theV inner Wall of Vthe box, these compact holding prongs being struck on a shorter diameter than the long'prongs. rlhese compact hold- ,ing prongs 23, 24 are formed with an upturned prong or leg 25, this leg, as shown, being formed so as to be slightly angular relatively to the annulus itself, as indicated atA 26 in Figure lll rThe outer edge of the AvWith p this construction the compact is readily sprung into .positionin the clip and the cliplplaced in the box and there are no parts contacting Withr the surface or" the powderyvhich Will tend tomar the same and "the compact is held outzof, the Way oic the ino-ving partof the springs Where the compact is used in a box employing la spring catch. While theginventionas shown and described isin What is'lbelieved to be its best forni, 'it fis to be understood that changes and variations may be madein the various forms of the clip-or holder Without departing from the invention, and `that the clip or 1 liolderlm'ay be used in boxes otherthan those having a spring catch.

That I claim is:

A refill rclip .or

base andspaced sets'of prongs extending upholder comprising a vvardly Aifro`m the base, eachset Vincluding aV long Vprong having an outwardly turned edge forengagementWith the Wall of a box, and

; prongs on Veach side fofl the long prong and arranged inside the long prong atjan acute angle to the base for engaging the edge of Vthe compactandits plate may' beinserted vertically.

2, A reiILclip or holder'comprising a ,base and diametrically disposed sets of prongs extending `upwardly" from the base, veach setincluding a holding pronglfor ening the edge; oa compact plate or support between which the compact and its plate leaybejinsrted Yrtally i A rell -,clip v or holder comprising Q a tendine Privately edge outwardly ethlwell of @ibex-,gend gijfoupsiforxenga iw :a

turned .for

la compact plate or support between Which and adjacent the box engaging prongs and* box engaging prongs at an acute angleto the base to hold the compact plate away from,

the wall of the box. Y i Y 4. A refill clip or holder comprising a flat ring having spaced box engaging prongs extending outwardly and then'upwardly from the edge of the annulus, and shorter prongs the edge of the annulus and on each side 'of inset therefrom.

points `about the' base, each set including a Vlong clip. holding prong and two short` prongs, arranged on each' side of they long prong. Vclosely adjacent thereto and inset therefrom between which the compact and Lits `plate maybe inserted vertically., extending outwardly and upwardly from In 1 testimony whereof', I have hereunto set'rny hand.

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